Bears giving tryout to free-agent OL Wrotto

The Chicago Bears have a roster spot to fill and will give a tryout Tuesday to free-agent offensive lineman Mansfield Wrotto, according to a source close to the player.

Wrotto, a six-year veteran, has made 12 starts in 27 career games. He made seven starts in 11 games last season for the Buffalo Bills.

It’s not known if other players are involved in the tryout at Halas Hall.

Wrotto has been on the tryout circuit lately. He had workouts for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants last month. The 6-3, 326-pounder is familiar to the Bears’ front office. He spent the first four seasons of his career with the Seattle Seahawks, where Bears director of personnel Tim Ruskell was the general manager.

Wrotto was born in Liberia and was a fourth-round draft pick out of Georgia Tech in 2007. He played offensive tackle in college but was moved inside when he got to the NFL. Wrotto was one of the final cuts by the Bills in September.

The Bears will either sign a street free agent like Wrotto or they could promote one of the three offensive linemen on their practice squad -- Reggie Stephens, Ricky Henry or Levi Horn. It could be the team wants to have an experienced backup in place now that Edwin Williams has been forced into the starting lineup with Chris Williams on injured reserve after having emergency surgery on his left wrist Sunday night.